US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized


Rev. Jesse Jackson attends Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

(Reuters) -U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is hospitalized and currently under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which he founded, said on Wednesday.

"He has been managing this neurodegenerative condition for more than a decade," the organization said in a statement.

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